After beginning the season with a schedule that had David Wright resting in day games that followed night games, manager Terry Collins went the opposite route Tuesday for the Mets’ second straight night/day scenario: Wright was on the bench, but will instead start Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the Nationals.

“This would be four [games] in a row, so that is something we have wanted to stay away from the best we could,” Collins said before the Mets lost 7-4 to the Nationals.

Ty Kelly made his major league debut by starting at third base for the Mets and finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

Wright, who is managing spinal stenosis, hit a three-run homer against Gio Gonzalez on Monday.

Wilmer Flores went 2-for-3 with two singles in his first rehab appearance for Double-A Binghamton. The Mets are hopeful Flores, who has been on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring, will be activated Friday.

The Mets hadn’t allowed five homers in a game since April 13, 2014, at Anaheim.

Yoenis Cespedes entered play with a MLB-leading 15 homers. It marked the latest in a season a Mets player has held the lead since Dave Kingman on Sept. 18, 1982, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Kingman had 37 homers when play concluded that day.